Tanning compound.



Foss, in the county of Washita and nnrrnn PATEEIWKQYEFEQE.

GEGRGE T. BALL, 0F FOSS, OKLAI-IQMA.

TANNING COMPOUND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

iatented Dec. 2%, 19%.

Ito Drawing. Application filed April 6, 1914-, Serial No. 829,999. Renewed may 26, 1916. Sexial No. 100,157.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE T. B ALL, a citizen of the United States, IQSldlfig at tate of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tanning Compounds, of

. which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in tanmng compounds, and 1s artleularly directed to a mixture of simple ingredients,-

resulting in the production of a.particularly effective tanning compound.

The improved tanning compound is made up of a. plant known as August flower or bitter weed (Ambrosia artemisicefolia) gum gambler and laubers salt. In the preferred proportion and manner of mixing these in gredients, I boil six poundsof August flower in ten gallons of soft water for approximately one and one half hours. Six pounds of gum gambier is then added to the solution and same is steeped until the gum is thoroughly dissolved. Five gallons of cold water is then added and the solution strained, after which two pounds of Glaubers salt is added.

The solution is efiective for tanning any and all kinds of hides either with the hair on or with the hair 03, experiment having proven that calf and goat hides will readily tan in the solution from thirty-six to forty-eight hours, and the heaviest sole leather effectively. tanned in from ten to fifteen days.

'What is claimed is 1. A tanning solution consistin gust flower, gum gambler, and salt.

2. A tanning solution including a solution of six pounds of August flower in ten gallons of water, with the addition ofsix pounds of gum gambler, the subsequent addition of five gallons of water, and the subof Ausequent addition of two pounds of Glaubers salt.

In testimony whereof Ieflix my signature- Witnesses:

JOHN F. ADEN, WILLIAM YOUNG.

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